Business
Super Steak in the “West End”
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By Mia Freneaux
Right after crossing the Comite River into the “West End” of Central, you’ll find its newest taste sensation, The American Farmhouse. American Farmhouse serves delicious homestyle cooking. Owners and lifelong Central residents Charles and Cristal Hebert are living their dream of an excellent restaurant coupled with a market. The market features delivered daily fresh vegetables, breads from the Jumonville Bakery, a variety of cheeses, and beautiful cuts of meat. “Every cut we sell is at least Choice Plus. Most are Prime Grade, which is only sold to restaurants, and it’s all Angus, aged at least 28 days,” Charles claims. They use what they sell in the market for their menu items as well, one more reason for their high standards. Expansion of the market is in the near future, with inclusion of locally made jams, jellies, honey, and even original local art.
The restaurant side features an expansive menu with homemade gumbo and soup, salads, po-boys, seafood including tuna steak and red fish, pasta, and their specialty, grill offerings. Among these are melt in your mouth filet mignon and rib eye steak. One customer sampled the rib eye and left a $100 tip – saying it was the best he’d ever tasted. Smoked over pecan wood, the baby back ribs and pork chops are tender and flavorful. The menu also offers appetizers like char-broiled oysters, which local resident Tim Lazaroe declared “delicious.” The desserts highlight Deli and Pastry Specialist Melanie Ardoin-Hall’s amazing bread pudding and other temptations – new recipes crop up regularly. The bar opens next week and will offer boutique wines, cocktails and beer. Future plans include an Oyster Bar.
Where do all these amazing recipes come from? Chef Brian Johnson. A 20 plus year veteran chef, Brian spent many years at New Orleans’ House of Blues, then went on to be Executive Chef at the Belle of Baton Rouge Casino. “All of the recipes are in my head, nothing’s written down,” Chef Brian says with a smile. Chef Brian says his style of cooking is very New Orleans influenced. His deft hand with southern favorites like gumbo, greens, and pulled pork sandwiches attests to this. He is also one of the hardest working chefs in Louisiana, as he is in the kitchen at 4:30 in the morning, preparing breakfast. The American Farmhouse doesn’t just offer lunch and dinner, but awesome breakfast items like pancakes, muffins, biscuits, ham, and pork chops.
The American Farmhouse is open Monday – Thursday 6 am – 9 pm, Friday 6 am – 10 pm, Saturday 8 am- 10 pm, and Sunday 10-3. Come let manager Lindsey Hebert and her skilled staff welcome you! 9550 Hooper Road (across from Cracker Barrel). 636-2684. Take out available.
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